Richmond, VA

Police Department

Sergeant of the Quarter: January - March 2018

Sergeant of the Quarter – is Fourth Precinct’s Eric Allen!

From his nomination – “Sergeant Allen did an exemplary job in directing his personnel during several high-priority incidents – including the shoot-out involving Officer Dooley in January and a chaotic murder scene in Gilpin Court in March.”

Productivity – His “A” Day Shift wrote 221 Incident Reports, 132 Field Interview Reports. They served 46 outstanding warrants and wrote 55 traffic summonses. A year-to-year comparison shows 45% decrease in violent crimes – a 27% reduction in property crimes and a whopping 73% reduction in residential burglaries.

Example – A violent juvenile offender was spotted repeatedly on Gilpin Court cameras – yet through a network of lookouts – he was continually able to avoid capture. That is, until late February. When he was spotted again, Sgt. Allen called on all available officers to respond – deployed them in ways that there was no escape for the offender and he was arrested after a short foot pursuit.

Conclusion – Sgt. Allen leads from the front and he leads by example. He has great drive and work ethic and is helping to building the next generation of the Richmond Police Department.